Hi guys,

We all know The Cramps covered a lot of songs. But maybe YOU covered a song by The Cramps. Here's a thread where you can post (and promote) songs by your bands or yourself in your shit room, covering The Cramps.

I start with LOVE ME, played by my band, Dead Nachos.

The original was sung by The Phantom (aka Jerry Lott) in 1958, then covered by The Cramps in the Bad Music For Bad People compilation.

Love Me - Dead Nachos

I'm sure you've got one to post !

The Voodoo Idols' song about The Cramps was"Temptation".

Know who the first known artist was to reference The Cramps in a song ? Joe Jackson ("The Evil EYE ,1980.).
 
John Battles said:

Yeah , I first heard "Love Me" on the superior UK comp , "Off The Bone"....I have'nt heard too many bands that had the chutzpah to take it on , now.....The Bananamen /Stingrays , Moondogs ....Robert Gordon lifted one line from it , Cramps style , on "Too Fast To Live , Too Young To Die "  . But , Axel is right on two counts - That this is about covers of Cramps songs , And that it's hard for people  to separate the originals from the covers , or songs they lifted the hubcaps from to create their own songs. Good artists borrow , great artists steal.

On the other hand , The Cramps have been accused of lifting from songs that only sound similar , just not similar enough e.g. "New Kind Of Kick" resembles "He's Waitin' by The Sonics , just , not enough . Ditto for The Tune Rockers' "Green Mosquito" and "Human Fly". Ivy said they had'nt even heard the song , yet , when they wrote  their signature tune.

Anyway - Crookshanks : Naked Girl Falling Down The Stairs.

That's one , I can think of others , but The Jehovah's Witnesses woke me up at 10:30 ,this (Saturday) morning.

Here's a few songs about The Cramps -

Alan Vega - Kid Congo    ( I apologize for mispelling Kid's last name , earlier. It's  actually spelled "Tristan". ).

Voodoo Idols - Forgot the name of the song ....Will look it up.

Gun Club - For The Love of Ivy.

oh , God. He's back.     Forgot to mention the fine Chicago Rockabilly/ Garage  / Cramps - influenced band , The Dyes , do an all - Cramps set every Halloween ,with help from members of other local bands. Local Horror /Sci Fi Film Fest  mogul , Rusty Nails , did the same thing with some local musicians , several years ago.

Yeah , I first heard "Love Me" on the superior UK comp , "Off The Bone"....I have'nt heard too many bands that had the chutzpah to take it on , now.....The Bananamen /Stingrays , Moondogs ....Robert Gordon lifted one line from it , Cramps style , on "Too Fast To Live , Too Young To Die "  . But , Axel is right on two counts - That this is about covers of Cramps songs , And that it's hard for people  to separate the originals from the covers , or songs they lifted the hubcaps from to create their own songs. Good artists borrow , great artists steal.

On the other hand , The Cramps have been accused of lifting from songs that only sound similar , just not similar enough e.g. "New Kind Of Kick" resembles "He's Waitin' by The Sonics , just , not enough . Ditto for The Tune Rockers' "Green Mosquito" and "Human Fly". Ivy said they had'nt even heard the song , yet , when they wrote  their signature tune.

Anyway - Crookshanks : Naked Girl Falling Down The Stairs.

That's one , I can think of others , but The Jehovah's Witnesses woke me up at 10:30 ,this (Saturday) morning.

Here's a few songs about The Cramps -

Alan Vega - Kid Congo    ( I apologize for mispelling Kid's last name , earlier. It's  actually spelled "Tristan". ).

Voodoo Idols - Forgot the name of the song ....Will look it up.

Gun Club - For The Love of Ivy.

In my band The Raidiators we did Goo Goo Muck,The Crusher,Strychnine,Green Fuzz,No club Lone Wolf,I walked All Night,Kizmiaz,Naked Girl Falling Down The Stairs .I will try and post a link later.

Really good 'Love Me' version but I thought this topic was about covers of Cramps songs, not covers of songs the Cramps covered. But well, as the music to many of their own songs was stolen from other songs anyway, maybe it doesn't matter ;-)

TtHE BONE DRIVERS ALSO DID A LOT OF CRAMPS OR RELATED STUFF - Human Fly , I'm Cramped , The Crusher , New Kind of Kick , Psychotic Reaction , Surfin Bird , etc.

Their Drummer , Bob Woodrum , went on to work for The Cramps ,eventually becoming Road Manager.

Chicago Punk Polka Practitioners , The Polkaholics , have recently taken to doing a medley of Human Fly and Hava Nagila ! Others.......

Crookshanks - Naked Girl Falling Down The Stairs.

Divine Horsemen - Voodoo Idol.

Dyes - The Way I Walk , Goo Goo Muck , etc. - They also do an all - Cramps set each Hallowe'en.

Kid Congo Poweers and The Pink MONKEY BIRDS - I'm Cramped , Goo Goo Muck.

Thee Amazing Heebie Jeebies - Garbageman.

Very nice Fnords!

The Fnords said:

Should've added this, shouldn't I?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ5SKqDKJcE&list=PLzu4fso4b04lPX...

D.

(New Kind Of Kick & I'm Cramped)

Should've added this, shouldn't I?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ5SKqDKJcE&list=PLzu4fso4b04lPXziq6I_djBmcdYhpAfP8&index=9

D.

(New Kind Of Kick & I'm Cramped)

Madd Blake And The Stalins - Human Fly cover, released today!

http://maddblakeandthestalins.bandcamp.com/track/human-fly-2

Yup, for the annual Cramps night; we've done Green Fuz, I'm Cramped, Sheena's in a Goth Gang, New Kind of Kick, possibly a couple of others that I've forgotten! D.

Ahahah I can't resist to the sound of a Dano. Good!

Good one the Dead Nachos !

Yeeaah we use to play Caveman as the last song of our shows.

Here is a shot from our first show ever one year ago :

http://youtu.be/G6rbzJV6004

My band never did any Cramps songs (or covers) at shows but we did play them at practice, mostly either Goo Goo Muck or New Kind of Kick.

Did you guys know that The Right Stuff movie has JIMMY LLOYD's I GOT A ROCKET IN MY POCKET? That was the high point for me.

Sorry, not inna band :(

If I had the equipment to post (That sounds vaguely obscene, it is'nt meant to) , I'd be glad to. My first little band did "Goo Goo Muck" and "The Way I Walk" (COVERS OF SONGS THE CRAMPS COVERED.) back in 1982. Since then , Ive done Cramps songs , or songs that inspired them , off and on , privately and on stage. Most recently , I did "Voodoo Idol", for Lux. It always seemed to be about him.

Wow! Sexy saxophone really ?

I have to say it sounds a bit disturbing but I'll try to listen to the whole song !

Anyone ?

They aren't my band, but a group from Conway, Arkansas called The Rockin' Guys did a great cover of "Can Your Pussy Do the Dog" a few years ago. Sounds nothing like the original. This version is almost No Wave.

Hear a sample here: http://www.amazon.com/Can-Your-Pussy-The-Dog/dp/B001C1IV98